The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza has urged contractors to make genuine voluntary contributions to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, describing it as an opportunity to support a national healthcare initiative that would benefit all Ghanaians.
Speaking at the Citizens Engagement with the President at Ho Technical University on Friday, July 17, the Minister called on contractors to contribute towards the construction of the proposed Cardio Centre promised for the Volta Region.
He expressed hope that contractors working with the government would voluntarily finance the project as part of their contribution to improving healthcare delivery.
“Mr. President, I am going to make a passionate appeal to all our contractors. I wish, for the sake of President Mahama and the Health Minister, that the Cardio Centre promised to the people of the Volta Region will be built by our contractors through their own contributions,” he said.
Mr. Agbodza disclosed that Members of Parliament and Ministers of State have already committed portions of their salaries to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, and announced that he would donate three additional months of his salary.
“Today, Mr. President, I will commit three months more of my total salary to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund,” he stated.
The Roads Minister stressed that while he had no intention of compelling contractors to contribute, he would request the management of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to provide a list of voluntary contributors, which he intends to submit to the President.
This list, he said will guide the Government in awarding road contracts for the next Phase of the Big Push project.
“I will not threaten any contractor if you don’t contribute to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund; I have no power to do anything to you. However, the Big Push Phase Two is being prepared,” he said.
“I will be asking the Boss of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to furnish me with the list of all voluntary contributions, including my own, and I will be happy to make that list available to you, Mr. President, so when we are sharing the next phase of the Big Push, we shall see how we share it.”
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) or Mahama Cares is a national health policy initiative established to provide direct financial assistance for the treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Officially launched on April 29, 2025, it serves as an apex safety net to cover advanced, high-cost medical care that is not adequately covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
